76. Ethan Diamond – Bandcamp

Ethan Diamond - Bandcamp

Ethan Diamond is the CEO of Bandcamp - a community platform and tool for independent music online. To raise awareness of the problems facing artists economically affected by the global pandemic, and to try and contribute in some way, Bandcamp waived its fee for 24 hours back in March. It was so successful that today they are doing it again - and will do so on the first Fridays of June and July as well.

Ethan is not known for public appearances and self promotion, and this episode is a rare insight into the history, ethos and mission of the company the New York Times called “one of the greatest underground-culture bazaars of our time”.

Music Tech Fest (MTF) is a growing global community of over 7000 brilliant innovators. These innovators come from a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines and skillsets.

Many are academics – doctoral, postdoctoral and professorial; others are industry experts, scientists, professional artists, producers, curators, business executives, media professionals and more.

The core purpose of MTF is to seed and support new ideas, new collaborations and new projects that go on to have a life beyond MTF – as research projects, products, businesses, artistic performances and inventions that would not otherwise have been created.

MTF democratises innovation by placing creativity at the centre. It brings together arts and science, academia and industry in a space of common understanding – to use music as a social glue and a springboard to address grand challenges through curiosity, ingenuity and collaborative making.